Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 113238
Multi-academy Trusts: Corporate Governance
Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026
Question
Antonia Bance
Labour — Tipton and Wednesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of multi-academy trusts which are chaired by individuals who are themselves chief executives of multi-academy trusts.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe department’s model articles for academy trusts set out that a trustee who is employed by the academy trust shall not be eligible for election as chair or vice chair. The board holds the chief executive to account for the day to day running of the trus...
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